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Executive Committee
Filed: 2/16/2006
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4195
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4195 by replacing |
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| everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| "Section 5. The Children's Health Insurance Program Act is |
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| amended by adding Section 65 as follows:
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| (215 ILCS 106/65 new) |
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| Sec. 65. Children's Health Insurance Task Force. |
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| (a) To ensure proper oversight of programs that have been |
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| created to provide access to quality, affordable health care |
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| for children residing in Illinois, there is hereby established |
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| the bipartisan Children's Health Insurance Task Force. |
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| (b) The Task Force shall consist of 12 voting members, as |
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| follows: 3 members of the Senate appointed by the President of |
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| the Senate, 3 members of the Senate appointed by the Senate |
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| Minority Leader, 3 members of the House of Representatives |
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| appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 3 |
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| members of the House of Representatives appointed by the House |
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| Minority Leader. All actions of the Task Force require the |
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| affirmative vote of at least 7 voting members. |
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| Voting members appointed to the Task Force shall elect from |
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| among themselves 2 co-chairs, with the co-chairs representing |
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| different political parties. |
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| Members appointed by the legislative leaders shall be |
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| appointed for the duration of the Task Force. In the event of a |
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| vacancy, the appointment to fill the vacancy shall be made by |
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| the same legislative leader who made the original appointment. |
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| The following persons shall serve as ex officio, non-voting |
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| members of the Task Force: The Director of the Department of |
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| Healthcare and Family Services, the Secretary of the Department |
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| of Human Services, and the Director of the Division of |
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| Insurance of the Department of Financial and Professional |
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| Regulation. |
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| The Task Force shall begin to conduct business upon the |
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| appointment of a majority of the voting members. Members shall |
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| serve without compensation. |
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| (c) The Task Force shall gather information and make |
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| recommendations relating to access to quality, affordable |
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| health insurance for children in Illinois. The Task Force shall |
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| examine the cost effectiveness of current programs and assess |
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| whether programs are meeting goals established for the |
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| programs. |
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| (d) The Task Force shall conduct public hearings in |
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| locations throughout the State at least every other month |
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| during the first year after the appointment of a majority of |
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| its voting members, and as determined by a majority of its |
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| voting members in each year thereafter. |
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| Comment and testimony at public hearings is to be sought |
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| from those served by State programs providing health insurance |
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| to children, employers located in Illinois, health care finance |
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| experts, and advocates for those receiving or in need of health |
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| insurance. |
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| (e) The Task Force shall serve as an official forum for |
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| discussions concerning the implementation and oversight of |
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| current health insurance programs, including discussion on |
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| administrative rules needed to administer the programs. |
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| (f) The Task Force shall submit an annual report to the |
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| General Assembly, with the first report due on December 31, |
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| 2006, and every December 31 thereafter. |